Honey extractor



B. M. CRAWFORD.

HONEY EXTRACTOR.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.2.1920.

1,414,260. Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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HONEY EXTRACTQR. APPLICATION FILED mm, 1,920.

1,414,2 0, Patented Apr 25,1922.

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I/VKZNTOH B M Gran/f rd B.-M. CRAWFORD.

HONEY EXTRAGTOR.

APPLICATION FILED ]AN.2| 1920.

1,414,2 0, Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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To all whom it may concern v .Beit known that I B n;\'r'rY M. CRAWFORD,

a vcitizen of the United 1States,residing at v.Santa Ana, in the county of Orange and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvementsin Honey Extractors,

' riers are rapidly carried or revolved through anorbit the honey syrup will be centrifugally thrown from the cells, and a further object of, thefinvention-isto provlde forv the automatic reversal of. direction of rotation of the carrier, and for the automatic reversal of the position otthecarrlerirames,

in which-latter the combs are secured. An important part of theinvention is to secure the automatic reversal of the rotation of the reel or carrier, and the reversal of the carrier frames by power.driven means contin- .uously operating, and to providefurther ior thecontrol of the automatic reversing mechanism so that the rotation of the carrier or reel can be interrupted at'will, and

I .combinatiomand in details and arrangei Fig. 4a detailipl' n,.partly insection -of the-carrier frame reversing mechanism. 1f

ments of the parts, an embodiment: of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described and claimed hereinafter. v .Figurel is a perspective of the'apparatus showing only a portion oi the tankq ,Fig. 2 is autransverse, vertical section, through the driving apparatus-f ,Fig. 3 is a sideelevation, partly n section, I

of the driving apparatus.

,In its illustrated embodiment the invention includes a vertical tanl; ort'ub 2 of suitable .proportions and across .the top and open mouth of which there is arranged a diametrically extending hearing or bridge 3 having at about'the center ot the tank2 abearing t in which there is rotativelv 'mounted the upper end of-a 5.- This shaft is supported at its lower end in a suitable bearing. not shown, adjacent the bottom of the tank2.

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i or the purpose of separating the honey from its'comb the comb basketsare secured suitablez trames generallyinclicated at 6 ,1 r in thedrawings. These frames have open opposite parallel sides and they are adapted to be detachably mountedinthe outer ends of reel ar s 7, of which there is an. upper v o and a lowerset having the r inner ends suite 3 *BEATTY a; CRAWFORD, or SANTA ANA,"OALIEOR1\TIA; Assielvoniro vimav "Specification of Letters Patent. s

ably: connected .t discS-Or'plates 8, which in i v the present case arerotatively mounted by their hubs 9 on the central upright shaft 5. The, outer ends offthe reel-arms? are respectively: connected by upright rocker rods 01 shafts 10, having at their upper ends toothed I segments such'as- 11 that are enmeshed with short toothed segments 12;"and the'latter .being provided on the. outer endsof lever arms 13 that are fulcrumed'near their outer ends as atjll on the radial arms'Z. Theinner ends of the lever arms 13 are ,slidably engaged by suitable driving or I actuating means shownas comprising pins 1 5,-0f which there 1s oneforeach of the arms 13'. These pins operate in "slots 16 atthe inner ends of the lever armsl3, the pinsbeing providedjon I- an upper actuating disc; plate 17 that is Y keyed or otherwise suitablyvsecured on the .13, andat the same time the'leversivvill be .80, upper part of the shaft 5 so that when the shaft: with. its disc 17 is turned in thedirecthe invention consists of the construction,the

rockedfon their fulcrums :14: sothat said letion.

- A; form pr mechanism which auand which wheel may havea renewable friction facing 21 on its perimeter. Wheel 20 is adapted to bemoved intoand out of the engagement with the faces of a pair of'oppo-,

verswill be changed from the positionin full Y lines to the position shown, in dotted linesa.

This, it will be; seen, causes the rack l 2 rol1-' ing around the shaft 10 .to swingfthe'gea-r 1.11. and the frame '6 to the'dotted line' -posisitely disposed vdiscs 22 and 23'thatare'secured on a driving shaft ZLQhaving' jour-,

nals25 on each side of; thediscs 22,- 23,Ionef end of. the shaft being,extendedithrough an end. bearing 26 andhaving. a pulley'2 7 enmechanism or motor.

One of, the important features of the pres ent invention comprises means for automatically shifting the spaced friction discs 22 and 23 with respect to the horizontal friction wheel 20 during the continued drive of the shaft24 so as to'eifect a reversal of the direction of rotation of the. wheel with its or:othersuitable means to the bottom 30. I

The slot 3liis sufficiently long in a line parallel tothe axis of theshaft 24 to permit the rotation ofthe'cam 5 without tending to move the yoke sideways, but the width of the slot 31 in a line transverse to the axis of the shaft is made adjustable so, as to determine the degree of play ofthe cam 5 and thereby the degree of movement that would be imparted tothe yoke bottom in oscillatingon the shaft 24. The yoke is formed by extending upwardly from the parallel side edges of the bottom 30 cheek plates 34 having hub portions '35 at their upper ends which in the present case are loosely mounted on a sleeve 36 that is slidably and rotatively mounted on the shaft 24. On the intermediate portion of the sleeve 36 there is provided a cam Wheel 37 having axially offstepped, cam forming. flanges 38 and 39. This cam has, at suitable portions oblique guide faces 40 and in the channel formed between the flanges or walls 38 -39 there projects a cam roller 41, in this caseflrotatively mounted on arigid bearing between pin 42 or screw as shown set in a fixed lug 43. This lug comprises a part of a V forwardly extending bearing arm 44, that passes around the front face of the friction sleeve or hub 36 of the cam 37 a helical spring 46, these springs reacting against the adjacent hub portions of respective discs 22 and 23 so that as the cam wheel 37 is gradvmediate or neutral position groove, and likewise to permit the cam wheel 20, and being secured as at 45 to the brldge or transverse beam 3. r V

The'spa'ce between the inclined or oblique faces 40 in the channel of the cam is slightly greater than the diameter of the roller 41, and whichconstruction is necessary in order to permit said roller 41 to occupy interin' the cam wheel 37 to maintain a neutral position between thediscs 22 and 23, and which latter may occupy a neutral or out of contact position with friction disc 20.

There is placed against each end of the ually rotated about the shaft 24 the cam is shifted in one direction or the'other axially and by it the shaft 24 is also shifted so as to bring one or the other of the friction discs 22-23 into driving contact with the periphcry of the horizontal disc 20. Y i

This intermittent shifting of the-shaft 24 to and fro axially and the necessary rotation of the camwheel 37 to accomplishthis shifting are secured by means of the oscillations of the yoke 30 by the cam 5 and through the medium of a pawl lever having a hooked point or points at its lower end to engage the toothed surfaces'51 of the cam wheel 37 the pawl being-mounted on a pivot 52 at the rear side of the yoke 30 and being normally thrown into mesh or engagement by means of a. spring or other suitable device 53 connected at one end to an ear 5V4 of the lever and at its'opposite endito a convenient fixed I yoke 30 and the intermittent step by step tad- Vance of the shifting cam 37 by reason of the intermittent action of the pawl 50. Assuniingthat the disc 22 is in driving engagement with the wheel 20ras shown in Fig. 3, then when'the pawl 50 hasrotatedthe cam wheel 37 to a sufficient degree to bring a deflecting be shifted into engagement with said wheel. While the sh1ft1ng'd1scs are momentar ly out of contact with the friction Wheel20 at i the neutral position of the cam wheel flanges 3839 the momentum of the rotating carrier and shaft 5 is sufficient to con tinue step by step advance of the cam wheel through the action of the pawl 50 and itv will be seen that the endwise shifting of the shaft 24 will be continued until the disc 23 friction disc 20. It is understood that this action shifting will take place automatically during the driving of the shaft 24 and there for as a result of such automatic action the 'carrier shaft 5 is first rotated in one direc tion for a period thatis-determined by, the

length of the stroke of the pawl 50, which stroke is variable according to the degree of opening ofthe' slot 31 and the effective driving stroke of the cam 5.

. f it is desired to stop the rotation of the driven shaft 5 it is only necessary for the operator to trip the pawl 50 from engage yoke 57 consisting of a transverse topv58 and downwardly extend'ng side plates 59 that 110 'is' brought into driving engagement with are pivotally mounted on the hub or sleeve 7 36' and which plates aresh'own in Fig. 3 as overlapping the adjacentcheek plates 3e of the lower oscillating-yoke'30. The trip lever '55 has a downwardly extending finger 55finwardly turned over the upper arm 50" ofthe pawl 50' and" the lever 55 has an upwardly extending handle part55 ,*whichis normally pressed outwardly by a suitable spring 60 shown asgcountersunk in a handle 61 attached to the topplate 58 of the yoke a reversing action. Y

57 and on the upper end of which is pivoted a latch 62 havinga hook in engagement with the retracted upper end'of the handle part 55 of the lever 55in which position of the last mentioned lever its point 55is' retracted from the adjacent finger ofthe, pawl'50 and the latter functions normally.

A reverse direction of motion of the camf f wheel 37 isprevented by a detent 63 pivot- 1 ed at 64' on the side plates 59of the yoke: 57;

this. detent being normally thrown into engagement with the teeth 51 by its spring 65.

The detent 63 has also an oppositely extending arm 63 overlapped by the finger 50 so thatwhen the tripping lever 55. is released from its latch 62 pawl 50 and detent63 are rendered inoperative; WVhen itis desired tOl' interrupt the operation of the reel it is only necessary to trip the latch 62 and release the lever which will disengage the pawl 50 and detent 63 from the ratchet teeth .51 of the cam wheel 37 thistripping being done at the moment that the carrier or reel has come to rest and when its momentum has been overcome by the contact of the friction wheel 20 with one or the other of the driving-discs 22 or 23 just being brought into- It will be understood that cam wheel 37 rotates in an opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the discs 22 and 23, and when the machine is viewed from the left hand side as illustrated in Fig.;2,.the cam wheel and its sleeve rotate from the bottom upwardly and toward the right hand, while discs 22 and 23 rotate in areverse direction or from the top downwardly and toward the left hand.

come by the engagement of one of the discs, for instance, the discs 23 with friction wheel 20, roller 41 has 'shifted'the cam wheel37 and the disc 22 toward the left hand, therepawl 50 and detent' 63"from the cam wheel 37, thereby releasing the same, and spring claimed.

hen the momentum the reel is over 46 that is adjacenttodisc 22 will ex- I pand slightly to-forcethe cam wheel toward disc i2 3, and as a"-result of the engagement of'the left hand one of the inclined'facesefl I against the roller tl, the cam wheel iscaused torotate-a slight distance rearwardly with V the result thatthe' roller'el will occupy acentral "orneutral position between the ine clined surfaces 140, and, likewise the cam wheel 37- and discs 22 and 23- will occupy neutral-positions, and with saididiscs 22 and 23 out of; engagement Witlrth'e periphery of friction disc 20; I l

' Obviously when so-'positioned the springs 46 are under equal} tension, and the par-ts are. retained infth'eir neutral posit-ions until-a succeeding operation of lever 55 sets the parts-forsuccessive operation. v To secure 'therenewal of driving engagement of one for the other ofthedr1v1ngd1scs with the interposed wheel'20 itisonlynecessary for the operatorto trip the handle part 55 of the lever 55 and retract it to been 'gaged. by the latch 62 and :at the sametime to pull the handlein the direction of the ary row thereon, which, by reason of the engage- "ment of the pawl 63 withthe teeth 51 ofthe reversing cam 37' will e-nablethe latter to.

be turned to a considerable degree of moves ment about the shaft 24 to quicklycause the shifting of the sleeve by reason of the engagementrofthe oblique part ofthe cam a channel part 40 with the roller'llfand the resultant reactions therebetween.

Various changes maybe made withoutdepartingfrom the spirit of my invention as I claim: i

l. centrifugal honey extractor includinga vessel, ashaft journaled in the vessel,

a reel rotatively"moun ted on said shaft,

honey comb carriers pivotally mounted on,

said reel, a disksecured on said'shaft, gears on the pivots of said honeycomb carriers,

levers pivoted on said reel, segmental gears said honeycomb carriers, one end of said means, including a friction disc mounted on said reel carrying shaft and a pair of posi- "tively driven discs that'are adapted to alternately engage the first mentioned friction disc, for rotating said reel ca-rrying shaft first in one direction and then in theother direction. v 1

2. A centrifugal honey extractorincluding a' vessel, a'reel shaft journaled in said on said levers meshing with the gears on.

levers having slots, pinson said'disk engag T ing said slots, vand automaticallyoperating vessel, a reel mounted on'said shaft, honey comb carriers mounted on said reel, meansfor automatically reversing the positions of said honey comb'carriers when thedir'ectio'n of rotation of said reelis reversed, a friction drive wheel'secured on said shaft,-a slidably' mounted drive shaft, a pair of friction disks on said drive shaft, a sleeve slidably journaled on said drive shaft, a spring on said drive shaft interposed betweenea'ch end of said sleeve and one of said friction disks, a

cam on said sleeve, a roller mounted upon a bracket on said vessel and engaging said cam to sh ft sa d sleeve on said shaft f rst in one direction and then in the other to shift first one friction CllSlC fillCl then the other into engagement with said friction Wheel, and means actuated by said reel shaft for rotating said sleeve andcam. v a

3. A centrifugal honey extractorincluding a vessel, a reel shaft jouri'ialed insaid vessel, a reel mounted on said shaft, honey comb carriers mounted on said reel, means for automatically reversing the -positions of said honey comb carriers when the direction rotation. of said reel is reversed, a friction drive Wheel secured on said shaft, a slidably mounted drive shaft, a pair of friction disks on said drive shaft, a sleeve slidably journaled on said drive shaft, a springon said drive shaft interposedibetween each end of said sleeve and one of said frictiondisks,a cam Wheel on said sleeve, a roller mounted upon a bracket on said vessel and engaging said'cam 'WllQGl to shift said sleeve on said driving shaft first in one direction and then int-he other to shift first one friction disc,

and-then the other into engagement with said friction Wheel,- an osciilativ'e yoke mounted on said sl eve, a cam on said reel shaft for engaging and oscillating said yoke, a ratchet on said sleeve, and a pawl on said yoke for engaging said ratchet for rotating said sleeve and'said cam wheel. l. A centrifugal honey extractor comprising a vessel; a reel. rotatively mountedin the vessel and having reversible honey comb carriers; means for automatically reversingthe said carriers when the rotation of the reel is reversed; automatically operating means, includlng a friction disc mounted on said reel carrying shaft and a pair OI positively driven discs that are adapted to alternately engage the first mentioned frictiondisc, for

periodically reversing the direction of rota tion of the reel; and a driving means operative'continuously in one direction during the tion of rotation of the reel alternately at predetermined periods and simultaneously reversing the positions of the pivotally mounted comb carrymg frames.

rection of rotation of said shaft,

6. -A centrifugal honey extractor having a collecting vessel; a reel rotatively mounted in the vessel and having pivotally mounted comb. carrying frames; and automatically operating means, including a friction discmounted on said reel carrying shaft anda pair of positively driven discs that are adapted to alternately engage the first mentioned friction disc, for reversing the direcfl tion of rotation of the reel alternately at pre;

determined periods and simultaneously re versing the positionsof the pivotally mounted comb carrying frames, said means inclruiing a driving shaft operative continually in one dlrection dur ng the operation of the apparatus.

I 7. A centrifugal honey extractor ing a'vessel, a shaft rotativelymounted n the vessel and carrying a reel rotative on the" shaft, sald reel having comb carrying frames; and automatically: operating means,

7 including a friction disc mounted on saidreel carrying shaft and a pair of positively driven discs that are adapted to alternately engage the first mentioned friction disc, for

reversingthe positions of said carrying frames and for alternately revers ng the dithe vessel and carrying a reel rotatively on r the shaft, saidfreel having comb carrying frames; amlautomatically operating means for reversing the position of said eoinbgcarrying frames and for alternately reversing the direction of rotation alternately of the said shaft, said means including a driving shaft continuously operativein one :direction during the operation of the apparatus, a pair of friction discs carried by driving shaft, and an automatically operating reverse gear device, including a friction disc that is adapted to be alternatelyengaged by the friction. discs on the driving shafts, for connecting the driving shaft and'the driven shaft. 7 if I i i 9. A centrifugal honey extractor compris ing a vessel, a shaft rotatively mounted in y the vessel and carrying a reel rotative-ly on the shaft, said reel having comb carrying frames; and automatically operatingn ieans rying frames and for alternately reversing the direction of rotation of the said shaft,

said means'i'ncluding a driving shaft continuously operative 1n one direction during the operation of the apparatus, a pair of for reversing the positions'of said comb cara friction discs carried bysaiddriving shaft, 7

[necting the driving shaft and the driven shaft; a pair of friction discs-'carriedby said sleeve slidably journaled on saiddrive shaft driving shaft; and means for interrupting theoperation of the reversing mechanism without stopping the driving shaft. '10.]A' centrifugal honey extractor coinprising a vessel, a shaft rotatively mounted in the vesselfand carrying a reel rotatively on the shaftfsaid reel having comb carrying frames; automatically operating meansfor reversing the said carrying frames and for alternately reversing the direction of rotation of the said shaft, said means including'a driving shaft continuously operative in one direction during the operation of the apparatus, pair of'friction discs carried by said driving shaft, and an automatically operating reverse gear device, including a friction disc that is adapted to be alternately engaged by the friction discs on the driving shaft, for connecting the driving shaft and the driven shaft; and means for regulating the periodicity of the reversal action.

llfIn a centrifugal honey extractor, a vessel having a driven shaft therein, a reel loosely mounted on the shaft and having reversible honey comb carriers; a driven device secured Vto the shaft, a constantly-rotating driving shaft, connections therefrom to said driven device, and automatically operating means connecting said device to said carriers, a pair of friction discs carried by said driven shaft and a friction disc carried by the reel carrying shaft for reversing the positlons of the comb carriers concurrently with a reversal of direction of rotation of the driven device and shaft.

12. A centrifugal honey extractor includ ing avessel, a reel shaft journaled in said vessel, a reel mounted on said shaft, honey comb carriers mounted on said reel, automatically operating means for reversing the positions of said honey comb carriers when the direction of movement of said reel is reversed, a friction drive wheel secured on said shaft, a slidably mounted drive shaft, a pair of friction disks on said drive shaft, a

a spring on said drive shaft interposed be tween each end of said sleeve and one of said friction disks, a cam wheel on said sleeve, a roller mountedupon a bracket on said vessel and engaging said cam wheel to shift said sleeve on said shaft first in one direction and then in the other to shift first one friction" disk and then'the other into engagement with said friction wheel, an oscillative yoke.

mounted on said sleeve, a' cam onsaid reel shaft for engaging and oscillating said yoke, a ratchet on said sleeve, a pawl onsaid yoke for engaging said ratchet and rotating said sleeve and said cam wheel, a second yoke oscillatively mounted on said sleeve, a pawl on said second yoke engaging said'ratchet, and ahandleon said second'yoke forJoscil- I lating'it and causing itspawl to advance said i i ratchet, sleeve and cam wheel.

holding it i 13. A centrifugal honey extractor including a vessel, a reel'shaft journaled in said vessel, a reel mounted on said'shaft, honey comb carriers mounted on said' reel, automati cal l-y operating means fOrEreVersingthe positions ofsaid honey comb carriers when the directionof rotary motionof said reel re- I versed, a frlction drive wheel secured on sald shaft, a-slldably mounted drive shaft, a pair on said shaft first in one direction and then in the other to shift first one friction disk and then the other into engagement with said friction wheel, an oscillative yoke mounted on said sleeve, a cam on said reel shaft for'engaging and oscillating said yoke, a ratchet on said sleeve, a pawl on said yoke for engaging said ratchet and rotating said sleeve and said cam wheel, a second yoke oscillatively mounted on said sleeve, a pawl on said second yoke engaging said ratchet, and a handle onsaid' second yoke for oscillating it and causing its pawl to advance said ratchet, sleeve and cam wheel,a lever 'pivoted on' said second yoke in position to be grasped with said handle to disengage said first pawl from said ratchet and to cause said first ratchet to disengage said second pawl from said ratchet, and a latch for normally engaging said lever and pawl.

14, A centrifugal'honey extractor including a vessel, areel rotatably mounted in said vessel, reversible honey comb carriers mounted on said' reel, automatically operating 'means including a friction disc mounted on out of engagement with said first vessel, reversible honey comb carriers mou-nted on said reel,'ai 1tomatically operating means-including a series of three friction discs, two of which are'adapted to alternately, engage the third disc for reversing the direction of rotary movement of said reel and simultaneously reversing the positions of said 3 y carriers when saidreel has rotated several' revolutions in one direction, and driving" means operating constantly in one direction i for driving said reel.-. 1

16. A centrifugalfhoney extractor-includ ing a vessel, a reel rotatably mounted insaid vessel,revers1ble honey comb carriers mounted on said .reel, automatically operating means including a series of three friction discs, t\vo of which are adapted to alternately engage the third disc for reversing the direction of rotation of said reel when the same has rotated several revolutions in one direc- 7 tion and positively acting automatic means reversibly mounted 011 said reel, driving connections between said constantly driven shaft and the reel-carrying shaft and means for positioning said driving connections so as to drive the reel carrying shaft first in one direction and then in the opposite direction and connectionswhereby the comb carriers automatically reverse their positions simultaneously with the reversal of movement i1n parted to the reel carrying shaft. 7 i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

B. M. CRAWFORD. 

